adult

/ˈædʌlt/

Syllables a·dult

Stress AD-ult

Phonics Breakdown

a

/æ/

short a

dult

/dʌlt/

short u

Meaning

a fully grown person

Sound Reference

💡

a=/æ/(cat) + dult=/dʌlt/(adult-like sound in dull)

Example

She became an adult at eighteen.